Scrubbing-brush



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LUCAS FREY AND JOHN HAHN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SCRUBBING-BRUSH, MOP, AND WRINGER.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 50,701, dated October 3l, 1865.

To all lwhom fit may concern:

Be it known that we, LUCAS FREY and JOHN HAHN, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a Combined Scrubbing-Brush and Mop 5 and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference bein g to the accompany drawings and letters ot' ret'- ence marked thereon, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective representation of our combined scrubbing-brush and mop. Fig. 2 is a tranverse vertical section, ot' the same. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section, showing the springs which operate against the roller D.

The object ot our invention is to combine in one frame and in compnet form the common scrubbing-brush, rubber mop or wiper, and

the cloth used in the soaking up water in such a manner that the device can be conveniently used in the cleaningot'tloors; also,to so arrange the cloth used in soaking up the water upon a roller that the water can be forced out of the cloth by turning a crank, by means ot' which the usual wringing of' the cloth or mop is obviated and a large amountof hard labor saved.

To enable others to make and use our in vention, we will describe the method ot' constructing and using the same.

First, as a substantial feature ot' our invention, we use the rect-angular part N,to which is attached the common brush-head, A, by means of wood-screws or glue.

B represents the handle used in operating the device, inserted inthe parts N and A on an angle of about seventy degrees. This handle we usually make the length of the ones used in the common mops or brooms.

At S is represented themetallic supporters,

secured to the end of the brush-head A by means ofthe screws J, extending out from the parts N and A, for the purpose ot' holding the bearings ot' the rollers E, and the rubber wiper L. This Wiper is strengthened on the back by means oit' the metallic clamp K, and the ends ofthe clamp are inserted in the ends of the supporters S, by means of the gains P, with sutlcient force to hold the clamp K and rubber wiper in position for use.

At C -is shown the common mop-cloth used in soaking up water, wound around the roller E. This cloth is usually made from threefourths to one yard in length, and the object of winding the same upon the roller is that by means of the roller D and the crank H the water that has been soaked up from the iioor can be pressed or wrung out.

At I is represented the slots in which the bearings G ofthe roller D operate.

At O is shown the springs which operate against the bands E ofthe roller D in giving a continuous pressure against the cloth C, Whether the same is wholly or partially wound upon the roller E.

At G, Fig. l, is shown the crank-bar, upon which the crank H is to be attached when unrolling the cloth C. It will be seen at F, Fig. l, that the crank H is attached to a similar crank-bar to the one shown at G, and that the crank is adjusted for winding the cloth C, upon the roller E.

M shows the common bristles, attached to the brushhead A in the usual manner.

Operation: lu usingthecombinedscrubbingbrush and mop it is rst necessary to wind the cloth C upon the roller E by means of the crank H. Then by means ot the handle B work the brush M over the tioor in the customar)7 manner. The linesX X, Fig. 2, represent the iioor and the brush resting upon it in the proper position. When'it is required to wipe or clear the water from any place on the iioor the rubber wiper L must be used in the common manner, resting upon the floor, as shown by the lines X X. When the water is to be taken up from the door, the cloth C inust be unrolled from the roller E by means ot' the adjustment of the crank H upon the crank-bar G and operating the roller D in the right direction. The cloth C must then be saturated in water and held over the common pail used in floor-cleaning. Then readjust the crank H upon the crank-bar F and wind the cloth C upon the roller, and the pressure ot' the roller D will wring or press the water out of the cloth.

What we claim is- The combination ofthe scrubbing-brush M, rollers D E, mop C, and wiper L, arranged and operating substantially as specified.

VLUCAS FREY. JOHN HAHN. 

